Barring a setback in his recovery from a left Achilles' strain, the wide receiver will become the latest former Packers stalwart to return to Green Bay as a member of the hated Vikings. The list includes Brett Favre, Darren Sharper and Ryan Longwell.

Jennings sat out last week's 41-20 loss at Seattle because of his injury. But Jennings, who signed as a free agent with the Vikings in the spring after seven years with the Packers, remains hopeful he will be ready to go at Lambeau Field.

"That's the game plan. That's what we hope," said Jennings, speaking after an event at Hopkins High School sponsored by Visa to promote financial education. "I want to make sure that I'm healthy. I've never had an issue like this before. Just want to make sure we take the proper precautions (this week)."

The Vikings were off from practice Tuesday. Jennings planned later in the day to get treatment on his Achilles', with the hope of being able to do some work Wednesday.

Jennings definitely doesn't want to sit out in his initial return to Green Bay. He's already faced the Packers once this season, catching just one pass for 9 yards in a 44-31 loss Oct. 27 at the Metrodome.

"It will be different, just even entering into that stadium and that locker room on the other side," he said. "It will be a different experience. But changes aren't always bad. It's what you make of it.

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Jennings isn't sure how the crowd will react to him. But he figures it won't be pleasant.

"I'm coming in there with a rival team, so I don't expect they're going to be (cheering for me)," Jennings said. "Not at all. I don't think they've ever done that. They didn't do that for Brett. So I don't expect anything else."

After 16 years as Packers quarterback and having spent 2008 with the New York Jets, Favre made his first return to Lambeau Field with the Vikings on Nov. 1, 2009.

Then-Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings celebrates with a Lambeau Leap after a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks during the NFC divisional playoff game on January 12, 2008, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

He threw four touchdown passes in Minnesota's 38-26 victory.

"We wanted to beat them bad," Jennings remembers about that game. "And (the fans) wanted that for us."

That Sunday four years ago is the only time in the past eight games, including a playoff game in January, the Vikings have won at Lambeau Field. But Jennings sees a vulnerable opponent this time.

With quarterback Aaron Rodgers sidelined with a fractured collarbone, the Packers have lost three straight games to drop to 5-5. With backup Seneca Wallace also injured, Green Bay will start third-stringer Scott Tolzien for the second straight game.

"We've been struggling, but we're not technically out of it," Jennings said of his 2-8 Vikings. "We still have an opportunity with this week, a team that we feel like we can get. They're struggling right now."

On Tuesday, Jennings had another Vikings-Packers game to worry about. Visa's Financial Football program includes having students play a video game. So Jennings coached a group representing the Vikings against a group representing the Packers and coached by Mike Rothman, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce.

Students were asked multiple-choice financial questions. The questions played a role in how far either team moved the ball down the field.

"The game is fun. I've done it before," said Jennings, who met with Wisconsin students in a similar capacity in 2012. "I think it's awesome. ... Not a lot of people want to really sit through a seminar and get talked to, but when you tie it into something that everyone is attracted to or has some kind of tie-in when it comes to sports, it engages them right away."

Although players on both teams answered plenty of questions correctly, the game ended in a 0-0 tie. So nobody was able to do a Lambeau Leap.